Isaiah 21:2:9Isa.21.2.W9TAB
עֵילָם֙
elam
“Elam”
- Transliteration
- e-LAM
- Extended
- ee-LAAM
- IPA
- /ʕeːˈlaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- Elam
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
e-LAM
- phraseyour reading level
a-LI e-LAM
- clause
ha-bo-GED bo-GED ve-ha-sho-DED sho-DED a-LI e-LAM tsu-RI ma-DAI kal-e-na-kha-TA hish-ba-TI
- sentence
kha-ZUT ka-SHA hu-GAD-li ha-bo-GED bo-GED ve-ha-sho-DED sho-DED a-LI e-LAM tsu-RI ma-DAI kal-e-na-kha-TA hish-ba-TI
In context — Isaiah 21:2
A harsh vision has been declared to me; the betrayer acts treacherously, and the spoiler deals violently. Go up, Elam! Besiege, Media! I have put an end to all her sighing .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 21:2:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Isaiah 21:2, so the Hebrew word עֵילָם֙ (elam) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Isa.21.2.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.21.2.W9.S1) and character.